Ephedrine abuse causing acute myocardial infarction

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 199-200

  Cookings, Jerome G L ^a,b   Brown, Michael A ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; EPHEDRINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE;

EID: 0030985368     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138845.x     Document Type: Article

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